James Ellroy: movies and TV shows
James Ellroy has 40 credits in the archive: 32 films and 8 TV series, from 1988 to 2025. Highest rated: L.A. Confidential (7.8/10).
Career timeline
1988 – 2025 · busiest year: 2002 (4 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Ellroy vs L.A. | Self (Footage archive) | Film | 6.0 | 77 |
| 2023 | Iconic America | Self | TV | 5.0 | 75 |
| 2017 | Los Angeles narrates | Self | Film | — | 69 |
| 2017 | Ronald Reagan, un président sur mesure | Film | 6.0 | 69 | |
| 2015 | Los Angeles Film Noir | Himself | Film | 6.5 | 67 |
| 2014 | Late Night with Seth Meyers | Self | TV | 5.1 | 66 |
| 2013 | A Night at the Movies: Cops & Robbers and Crime Writers | Self | Film | 7.5 | 65 |
| 2011 | Rampart | Film | 5.5 | 63 | |
| 2011 | The Cost of Living: Creating the Prowler | Film | — | 63 | |
| 2009 | C à vous | Self - Guest | TV | 6.1 | 61 |
| 2008 | Street Kings | Film | 6.7 | 60 | |
| 2008 | Whatever You Desire: Making 'L.A. Confidential' | Self | Film | 8.0 | 60 |
| 2008 | Sunlight and Shadow: The Visual Style of 'L.A. Confidential' | Self | Film | 5.0 | 60 |
| 2007 | The Truth about Black Dahlia | archive footage | Film | 7.3 | 59 |
| 2006 | The Black Dahlia | Film | 5.6 | 58 | |
| 2006 | Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light | Self | Film | 7.1 | 58 |
| 2006 | Shadows of Suspense | Self | Film | — | 58 |
| 2006 | James Ellroy: American Dog | Self | Film | 4.5 | 58 |
| 2004 | Leçon de Cinéma | Self | TV | 7.0 | 56 |
| 2004 | Black Dahlia Confidential | Film | 8.0 | 56 | |
| 2004 | Bazaar Bizarre: The Strange Case of Serial Killer Bob Berdella | Himself | Film | 4.0 | 56 |
| 2003 | L.A. Confidential | Film | 5.4 | 55 | |
| 2003 | L.A. County 187 | Film | 7.0 | 55 | |
| 2002 | Dark Blue | Film | 6.3 | 54 | |
| 2002 | Stay Clean | Right | Film | 7.0 | 54 |
| 2002 | Stay Clean | Film | 7.0 | 54 | |
| 2002 | Vakvagany | Himself | Film | 8.5 | 54 |
| 2001 | Feast of Death | Self | Film | 6.3 | 53 |
| 2001 | Besuch bei James Ellroy | Self | Film | — | 53 |
| 2000 | Wonder Boys | Wordfest Party Guest | Film | 6.8 | 52 |
| 1998 | Brown's Requiem | Film | 4.5 | 50 | |
| 1997 | L.A. Confidential | Film | 7.8 | 49 | |
| 1996 | E! True Hollywood Story | TV | 8.2 | 48 | |
| 1995 | Shotgun Freeway: Drives Through Lost L.A. | self | Film | 7.0 | 47 |
| 1995 | White Jazz | Self | Film | — | 47 |
| 1993 | Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Self - Guest | TV | 7.3 | 45 |
| 1993 | Fallen Angels | TV | 6.6 | 45 | |
| 1993 | James Ellroy: Demon Dog of American Crime Fiction | Self | Film | 8.0 | 45 |
| 1988 | Cop | Film | 6.3 | 40 | |
| The Lead Sheet | TV | — | — |